In Popular Culture
- A World Airways Boeing 707 (N374WA) was chartered for use in the 1972 film Skyjacked and was also used for one Episode of Charlie's Angels. It was Season 2, Episode 4, Title: Angel Flight, Original Air Date: October 5, 1977. The Aircraft wore the titles "Global Airways". This same aircraft was used in the Dirty Harry 1973 film Magnum Force under the "Sovereign Airways" titles.
- A World Airways Boeing 727 (N693WA) was chartered for use in the TV movie Mayday at 40,000 Feet wearing the titles "Transcon Airways".
- A World Airways DC-10 was spotted near the beginning of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando (1985) during the era of World's scheduled service. The scene takes place in Los Angeles (LAX) with a Western Airlines DC-10 (N908) actually used for the movie. (At the time this movie was filmed, Western Airlines aircraft N904 and N905 were acquired by World Airways on lease due to World's need for additional capacity for its scheduled service.)
- A World Airways MD-11 was spotted in Airplane Repo during the "International Situation" episode.
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